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Founded in 1998 Abroad Experience is an international recruitment agency with offices in Amersfoort and The Hague, The Netherlands. We assist international companies that have set up their European Headquarters/Customer Service/Financial shared service centres in The Netherlands and abroad with their recruitment needs. Specialised in finding international oriented candidates for several industries.

Geographical Coverage:
We assist clients  based in The Netherlands, with a concentration in the Randstad areas – Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam. Due to our international network of applicants we also recruit personnel for a number of clients in Belgium, Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK. At the moment we are also busy with furthering our services to companies in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The Agency:
At the moment we have seven people working for the Abroad Experience. Together we have over 27 years of experience of working within the recruitment area. As an agency made up of internationals we possess the following languages to a native or fluent level: Dutch, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Greek, French.
Being a relatively small agency we are able to offer a personal service to our clients. Each client is assigned to an Account Manager who will be the main point of contact. As we work closely as a team there will always be a back-up available if the Account Manager is absent. The communication lines within our organisation are short and therefore we work in an efficient way to respond to the specific needs of our clients.

The way we work
We have a large database of international applicants which is updated with new applications on a daily basis. The first intake and screening is done over the telephone,  – the main reason being that a number of our candidates live outside of The Netherlands. If candidates have an interview request, candidates are then always seen for a face to face interview before being presented to the company. Languages can be tested if they fall into the above categories, and if requested by the client we perform reference checks. When CV’s are forwarded onto our clients we include a short explanation of the necessary practical details and background information.

Not only towards our clients but also towards our applicants we aim to keep a very high service level and therefore we also assist applicants from abroad in finding accommodation. We have a close cooperation with a number of housing agencies and student associations. Furthermore we provide detailed information to international applicants in regard to the steps to be taken when you want to work in The Netherlands.

Clients, Industries and Positions we assist with:
Our international clients come from various industries:
ICT
Telecommunications
Chemical
Fashion/Retail
Medical
Tourism

We work together with some of the largest international companies, some of which being Sun Microsystems, Fujitsu, NCR, MCI, Avaya, Footlocker, Lyondell and Progress Software.

An example of the positions we recruit for:
· IT professionals
Customer Support Engineers, IT Administrators, Network Administrators, Desk Top Publishers, Technical support first and second line.
· Customer Service Representatives
Call centre staff, senior customer services – order processors, export and logistics representatives.
· Financial
Accountants, Treasury Management, Credit Collection, Accounts Payable/Receivable  Representatives.
· Sales & Marketing
Marketing Manager, Brand Management, Merchandiser, Marketing Assistants, Sales, Telesales, Inside Sales, Sales Support
· Human Resources
Human Resources Coordinators/Specialists, Trainers, Human Resources Assistants.

Available language skills:
We are able to recruit candidates with a native level of following European languages:

Czech; Danish; Dutch; Finnish; Flemish; French; German; Greek; Italian; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Slovakian; Spanish;  Swedish.

Lead times
Generally we can forward CV’s onto clients within a 48 hour period
* depending of course on the urgency and the level of the role.